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minibeel · Jun 25th, 2005, 01:02 PM

Hey all,
A friend of mine and I bought new pulleys for our S's. We need the belt tensioner tool to install them.
Anybody own one that would like to sell it? We would hate to buy new--especially since it has such limited use.

RedUn · Jun 26th, 2005, 11:01 PM

i never needed one?

minibeel · Jun 27th, 2005, 05:52 AM

Really? Do tell, do tell! If we can do it without that special--read "expensive"--tool, it would save some hassle and time.

thanks
dan

RedUn · Jun 27th, 2005, 05:33 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by minibeel

Really? Do tell, do tell! If we can do it without that special--read "expensive"--tool, it would save some hassle and time.

thanks
dan

yeh sure u can do it.......I have no idea what tool your on about?

XTREEM · Jun 28th, 2005, 01:57 PM

I get the feeling that Minibeel is talking about the pulley removal tool and not the belt tensioner tool??????? It is possible to do the job without the belt tensioner tool but you will need the pulley removal tool.

minibeel · Jun 29th, 2005, 04:43 PM

I do have a pulley removal tool. Someone advised me to use two bolts and a bar to loosen the tensioner. I am willing to try that. Just don't want to hurt my baby...

RedUn · Jun 29th, 2005, 09:38 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by minibeel

I do have a pulley removal tool. Someone advised me to use two bolts and a bar to loosen the tensioner. I am willing to try that. Just don't want to hurt my baby...

u just unbolt it and off it comes, use some sort of crow bar when refitting just to line it up with the bolt holes thats all u need really

p.s. as long as yer carefull there will be no marks to the tensioner using the crow bar method

minibeel · Jun 30th, 2005, 09:35 AM

Thanks for the advice. We'll see what happens...

XTREEM · Jun 30th, 2005, 01:04 PM

Just be very careful when levering that you dont use to much force and hit the tesioner on the bolt which hangs through the engine mount, this can weaken the tensioner and leed to the tensioner arm snapping and causing all sorts of trouble.

John.

minibeel · Jun 30th, 2005, 01:15 PM

Yikes!

(mental note: be extra careful)

Jun 25th, 2005, 01:02 PM	#1
minibeel MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Germany Local Time: 01:29 AM Posts: 11 Offline	Need belt tensioner tool Hey all, A friend of mine and I bought new pulleys for our S's. We need the belt tensioner tool to install them. Anybody own one that would like to sell it? We would hate to buy new--especially since it has such limited use.

Jun 27th, 2005, 05:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
minibeel MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Germany Local Time: 01:29 AM Posts: 11 Offline	do tell... Really? Do tell, do tell! If we can do it without that special--read "expensive"--tool, it would save some hassle and time. thanks dan

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Jun 26th, 2005, 11:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
RedUn MUGEN POWER Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: s2ki.com Local Time: 01:29 AM Posts: 11,615 Offline	i never needed one?

Jun 27th, 2005, 05:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
RedUn MUGEN POWER Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: s2ki.com Local Time: 01:29 AM Posts: 11,615 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by minibeel Really? Do tell, do tell! If we can do it without that special--read "expensive"--tool, it would save some hassle and time. thanks dan yeh sure u can do it.......I have no idea what tool your on about?

Jun 28th, 2005, 01:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
XTREEM MINI2 Master Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Batemans Bay Local Time: 11:29 AM Posts: 845 Offline	I get the feeling that Minibeel is talking about the pulley removal tool and not the belt tensioner tool??????? It is possible to do the job without the belt tensioner tool but you will need the pulley removal tool.

Jun 29th, 2005, 04:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
minibeel MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Germany Local Time: 01:29 AM Posts: 11 Offline	I do have a pulley removal tool. Someone advised me to use two bolts and a bar to loosen the tensioner. I am willing to try that. Just don't want to hurt my baby...

Jun 29th, 2005, 09:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
RedUn MUGEN POWER Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: s2ki.com Local Time: 01:29 AM Posts: 11,615 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by minibeel I do have a pulley removal tool. Someone advised me to use two bolts and a bar to loosen the tensioner. I am willing to try that. Just don't want to hurt my baby... u just unbolt it and off it comes, use some sort of crow bar when refitting just to line it up with the bolt holes thats all u need really p.s. as long as yer carefull there will be no marks to the tensioner using the crow bar method

Jun 30th, 2005, 09:35 AM	#8 (permalink)
minibeel MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Germany Local Time: 01:29 AM Posts: 11 Offline	Thanks for the advice. We'll see what happens...

Jun 30th, 2005, 01:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
XTREEM MINI2 Master Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Batemans Bay Local Time: 11:29 AM Posts: 845 Offline	Just be very careful when levering that you dont use to much force and hit the tesioner on the bolt which hangs through the engine mount, this can weaken the tensioner and leed to the tensioner arm snapping and causing all sorts of trouble. John.

Jun 30th, 2005, 01:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
minibeel MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Germany Local Time: 01:29 AM Posts: 11 Offline	Yikes! (mental note: be extra careful)

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